Steven Weber

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Biography

Boyishly handsome male supporting and leading player who has fared well on stage, TV, and in films. Weber--whose father was a nightclub performer and manager--began acting while in the third grade, appearing in commercials. Following graduation from New York's High School of Performing Arts, he broke into TV with small parts in the "American Playhouse" version of Mark Twain's "Pudd'nhead Wilson" (1984) and in the CBS soap "As the World Turns" …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer, Writer, Music

Born

March 4, 1961

Career Milestones

Became company member of the Mirror Repertory Company

Broadway debut, "The Real Thing"

Grew up in Queens, New York

Started acting in commercials in the third grade

1984

Appeared in "Come Back, Little Sheba"

1984

Feature acting debut in "Flamingo Kid"

1984

Played recurring character Kevin Gibson on the CBS daytime soap, "As the World Turns"

1984

Professional acting debut in PBS' "American Playhouse" version of "Pudd'nhead Wilson"

1990

Cast as ensemble member on the hit NBC series "Wings"

1990

Played John F Kennedy in the TV movie "The Kennedys of Massachusetts"

1998

Starred in the feature comedy "Sour Grapes"

2000

Returned to weekly series work as the star of the fall sitcom "Cursed" (NBC); also served as an executive producer

2001

Executive produced, wrote and co-starred in the Showtime movie "Club Land", about father and son talent agents

2001

In fall, joined cast of the ABC drama "Once and Again"

2001

Portrayed Berger in the L.A. Reprise! staging of "Hair"; production was so successful it was remounted for a return engagement at the Wilshire Theater

2002

Made Broadway debut replacing Matthew Broderick as Leo Bloom in the hit musical "The Producers"

2004

Played Los Angeles District Attorney David Franks in ABC's "The D.A."

2005

Co-starred with Alan Cummings in Showtime's movie adaptation of "Reefer Madness," an off-Broadway musical that was itself based on a hysterical 1930s film

2006

Cast as a network chairman in "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," (NBC)